Rods of compressed earth core samples are seen in a warehouse at the Reko Diq mine in Pakistan's province of Balochistan in this 2010 photo. The $6.6-billion Reko Diq project is 50 per cent owned by Barrick with the other half held by the federal and provincial governments.

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $410-million financing package to help develop Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper mine, one of the world’s largest untapped deposits, which will be operated by Barrick Gold ABX-T , two sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Islamabad hopes the project will serve as a springboard to draw more foreign interest to its mineral sector, particularly to exploit rare earth deposits. Pakistan has already attracted interest from the Trump administration and offered future concessions to U.S. compa

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